Project Manager

Jobtailor; Kansas; On-site; USD 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Kansas) seeks an experienced project professional to lead multi-functional projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met. You will coordinate Field Service Managers, Technicians, Project Engineers, and subcontractors to support field execution.

The role requires travel up to 25%, strong communication, and a track record in project management for technical services or HVACR contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in project coordination, project management, or technical field service environments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to travel up to 25% based on project and customer needs.
• Commitment to safety and compliance in field environments.
• Ability to support field-based projects, including visits to customer sites as needed.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment with multiple active projects.
• 3–5+ years of experience supporting HVACR, controls, refrigeration, or technical services projects (preferred).
• Experience working with food retail customers (preferred).
• Familiarity with PMO-driven environments and standardized project controls (preferred).
• CAPM, PMP, or demonstrated project management proficiency (preferred).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring delivery aligns with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to support field execution, including Field Service Managers, Technicians, Project Engineers, and subcontractors.
• Ensure project documentation is complete and maintained throughout the lifecycle.
• Track and manage project financials, including revenue, cost, margin, labor, and material usage.
• Maintain accurate project schedules, logs, forecasts, and closeout documentation.
• Support monthly forecasting activities and provide inputs to S&OP related to upcoming labor demand or equipment volume.
• Identify opportunities to optimize labor and material usage while maintaining scope integrity.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day project communication with customers.
• Provide clear, timely project status updates and elevate risks or issues as needed.
• Develop working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders by understanding project requirements and success criteria.
• Act as a technical liaison in coordination with engineering and technical teams.
• Provide guidance and day-to-day direction to Project Coordinators as assigned.
• Collaborate closely with Field Service Managers and Technicians to ensure field execution aligns with scope, standards, and safety requirements.
• Participate in account meetings, internal project reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Execute projects in accordance with PMO governance, standard work, and Copeland processes.
• Maintain project data in required systems and tools.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts.
• Review active projects and update status, risks, and schedules.
• Intake new projects and validate scope, assumptions, and execution plans.
• Attend customer and internal account meetings and adjust plans based on outcomes.
• Track upcoming work and capacity needs across assigned accounts.
• Proactively identify issues and recommend solutions.

Skills

project management

project coordination

financial management

scheduling

forecasting

technical liaison

continuous improvement

scope management

risk management

customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

CAPM

PMP

Tools

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

• Manage assigned projects from initiation through closeout, ensuring delivery aligns with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards
• Coordinate internal and external resources to support field execution, including Field Service Managers, Technicians, Project Engineers, and subcontractors
• Ensure project documentation is complete and maintained throughout the lifecycle
• Track and manage project financials, including revenue, cost, margin, labor, and material usage
• Maintain accurate project schedules, logs, forecasts, and closeout documentation
• Support monthly forecasting activities and provide inputs to S&OP related to upcoming labor demand or equipment volume
• Identify opportunities to optimize labor and material usage while maintaining scope integrity
• Serve as the primary point of contact for day-to-day project communication with customers
• Provide clear, timely project status updates and elevate risks or issues as needed
• Develop working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders by understanding project requirements and success criteria
• Act as a technical liaison in coordination with engineering and technical teams
• Provide guidance and day-to-day direction to Project Coordinators as assigned
• Collaborate closely with Field Service Managers and Technicians to ensure field execution aligns with scope, standards, and safety requirements
• Participate in account meetings, internal project reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Execute projects in accordance with PMO governance, standard work, and Copeland processes
• Maintain project data in required systems and tools
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement efforts
• Review active projects and update status, risks, and schedules
• Intake new projects and validate scope, assumptions, and execution plans
• Attend customer and internal account meetings and adjust plans based on outcomes
• Track upcoming work and capacity needs across assigned accounts
• Proactively identify issues and recommend solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in project coordination, project management, or technical field service environments
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability to travel up to 25% based on project and customer needs
• Commitment to safety and compliance in field environments
• Ability to support field-based projects, including visits to customer sites as needed
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, customer-facing environment with multiple active projects
• 3–5+ years of experience supporting HVACR, controls, refrigeration, or technical services projects (preferred)
• Experience working with food retail customers (preferred)
• Familiarity with PMO-driven environments and standardized project controls (preferred)
• CAPM, PMP, or demonstrated project management proficiency (preferred)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (preferred)

Hard Skills

• project management
• project coordination
• financial management
• scheduling
• forecasting
• technical liaison
• continuous improvement
• scope management
• risk management
• customer communication

Soft Skills

• relationship building
• problem solving
• communication
• team collaboration
• adaptability
• attention to detail
• organizational skills
• leadership
• customer service
• time management

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• CAPM
• PMP